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NHTSANHTSA · Vehicles·Recall number 18V846000

SEATS

Published December 3, 2018 · Recall initiated: November 28, 2018

What's the hazard

Blue Bird Body Company (Blue Bird) is recalling certain 2020 Blue Bird All American and 2019-2020 Blue Bird Vision school buses, equipped with certain HSM NextGen 45" 3PT school bus seats, part number GenQ3-45 LH. There may be an insufficient number of bolts attaching the seat to the bus floor, allowing the seat to detach from the bus floor in the event of a crash. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 210, "Seat Belt Assembly Anchorages.

What to do

Blue Bird will notify owners, and dealers will install a secondary floor mounting brace, free of charge. The recall began December 12, 2018. Owners may contact Blue Bird customer service at 1-478-822-2242. Blue Bird's number for this recall is R18ZT-SB.

Recall details

Brand
BLUE BIRD
Model
ALL AMERICAN SCHOOL BUS
Manufacturer
Blue Bird Body Company
Lot
2020 BLUE BIRD ALL AMERICAN SCHOOL BUS | 2019 BLUE BIRD VISION | 2020 BLUE BIRD VISION SCHOOL BUS
Risk classification
V
Country
US
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